In line with the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ette Ibas, effort to
reposition the Nigerian Navy, 21 senior officers were redeployed on Thursday to
head different formations and commands.
The Director, Naval Information, Capt. Suleiman Dahun, Spain
in a statement in Lagos, said that the posting was to re-organise the upper
echelon of the Nigerian Navy.
He said, “The new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western
Naval Command is Rear Adm. SAG Abbah, formerly Navy Secretary.
“Rear Adm. VO Adedipe, formerly Deputy Commandant, Armed
Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, moves to Eastern Naval Command as FOC.
“Rear Adm. P. Onaji, formerly Fleet Commander, Eastern
Fleet, has been appointed FOC, Logistics Command, while Rear Adm. O. Ofodile,
formerly Chief Staff Officer, Eastern Naval Command, is now FOC, Naval Training
Command.
“Furthermore, Rear Adm. A. Al-Hassan, former Director,
Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, is the new FOC,
Central Naval Command.
“Rear Adm. S. Usman, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Logistics
Command, moves to Naval Headquarters as Director Project Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate.”
Dahun added that Rear Adm. Henry Babalola retained his
position as Chief of Policy and Plans Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. J.
Oluwole, formerly FOC Eastern Naval Command would resume at the Naval Headquarters
as Chief of Logistics.
Also affected in the reshufflement is Rear Adm. A. Osinowo,
formerly Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, who is now the
Commandant, National Defence College.
The director noted that Rear Adm. Ferguson Bobai, formerly
FOC, Western Naval Command, would move to Naval Headquarters as Chief of
Training and Operations.
He added that Rear Adm. BEE Ibe-Enwo, formerly FOC Logistics
Command, would resume at Naval Headquarters as Chief of Naval Standards and
Safety.
Also, Rear Adm. Ifeola Mohammed, formerly FOC, Naval
Training Command, is now appointed Deputy Commandant Armed Forces Command and
Staff College Jaji.
Rear Adm. T. Dick, formerly Chief of Logistics has been
reappointed Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters.
Rear Adm. M. Emuekpere, formerly Director of Naval
Intelligence is now Chief Staff Officer, Western Naval Command, while Rear Adm.
N. Aliyu, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Naval Training Command moves to DIA as
Director of Logistics.
Rear Adm. SI Enoch, formerly Chief Staff Officer Central
Naval Command, has been appointed Director of Search and Rescue at the Defence
Headquarters.
Dahun also stated that Rear Adm. M. Kadiri, formerly
Commandant, Naval War College, has been moved to the Navy Secretary, while Rear
Adm. T. Udofia, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Western Naval Command, is now the
Commandant, Naval War College.
Rear Adm. O. Ngalabak, formerly Fleet Commander, Central
Fleet, has been appointed Director of Operations, Naval Headquarters, while
Rear Adm. F. Ogu, formerly Director, Manning Naval Headquarters, would resume
as Chief Staff Officer, Central Naval Command.
Also, Rear Adm. A. Gambo, formerly Director of Search and
Rescue, Defence Headquarters, would resume as Chief Staff Officer, Naval
Training Command.
News Credit: PUNCH.NG
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